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Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee today. There was no shortage of topics discussed — from police oversight and voting rights litigation to protections for the LGBT community and the administration's travel ban. But Democrats repeatedly pushed him on one topic in particular — Russia.

After a loss to Sweden Monday night, Italy will miss the World Cup for the first time since 1958. Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who played in his last international game, was in tears and La Gazzetta Dello Sport said for "Italy, this is the Apocalypse."

Republican leaders expressed confidence that the measure could pass the Senate. It is likely to face even fewer hurdles in the House, as the GOP aims to pass a tax bill by Christmas.

And a list of the most challenged books, in this week's roundup of education news.

New research on measuring teacher prep programs and Starbucks' partnership with Arizona State University, all part of this week's education news roundup.

President Trump's Justice Department is operating with key vacancies in some of its most important divisions — from national security to civil rights.

The House and Senate bills are structurally similar, but they diverge on some major policies that could be hard to reconcile before the end of the year.

As more allegations of sexual harassment and assault emerge, Rachel Martin talks to writer Lindy West about her Op-Ed in The New York Times entitled "Brave Enough to be Angry."

The trees in the El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico were raked bare by Hurricane Maria. Grizelle Gonzalez from the International Institute of Tropical Forestry talks with NPR's Melissa Block.

"I'm beyond horrified to hear his story. I honestly do not recall the encounter," Kevin Spacey said in response to allegations.